OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT

Exercises control and supervision over all local administrative affairs in the
municipality, subject to the provision of the civil service law, rules and
regulations, appoints all officers and employees of the municipal government;
represents the municipality in its business transactions and signs on its
behalf all contracts, obligations and official documents made in accordance
with law or ordinance; and exercises other powers and duties prescribed under
Sec. 444, Book III of the Local Government Code (RA 7160).

OBJECTIVES

To exercise executive direction, control, supervision, and management of
government affairs of the municipality of Miagao, to provide able leadership in
the planning, programming, coordination and implementation of development
project and activities of the of the various government offices and agencies,
including those of the private sectors when public interests is involved, in
order to promote progress and well-being of the people of Miagao in an
atmosphere of peace and security; and to promote physical, historical and
cultural development in the municipality thru continuous programs and
activities related hereto.

FIFTEEN-POINT EXECUTIVE AGENDA

Increase in Municipal Income

The need to increase municipal income is paramount if only to improve the
quality of services one could render its constituents. Good roads, modern
market place, availability and viability of government facilities are the best
examples of quality government services an LGU could provide its people. These
projects and improvements could only be achieved with enough government funds.

Examining the summary of income for the past
nine (9) years, the Internal Revenue Allotment takes the biggest share of the
pie with 82.74% of the total generated amount, followed by the Local Revenue
representing 11.44%, Market 5.56% and Slaughterhouse .26%. This simple comparative presentation of the
income as to sources shows that greater majority of our income comes from the IRA.

The need to increase municipal income from local
sources is therefore a priority concern of the local administration. The
administration projects to achieve significant increase in the local revenue and sources by as much as 200% by 2004.
This means generating an annual collection from the market, slaughterhouse and
local revenue of 8-10 Million from 3 Million average annual collection.

The action plan will include a rigid and efficient tax collection from
business and real property taxes for the first 1 ½ years and the remaining 1
½ how to increase the rate of local fees and revenue.

As part of the strategy, the local government
will likewise engaged in income generating projects like the establishment of a
training and recreation center where additional income could be generated by
the LGU.

Development of Secondary Growth Centers

When talking about secondary growth center it means a certain barangay as the center
or focus of socio-economic development in one cluster of barangays. Nine (9)
secondary growth centers for development were identified, namely:

Bacolod

San Fernando

Calagtangan

Banbanan

La Consolacion

San Jose

Pungtod Monteclaro

Valencia

San Rafael

This project was started by the previous
administration by developing the barangays roads as an intervention. The
present administration intend to continue the program by providing satellite
markets and encourage the private sector to engage in other business ventures
like the establishments of bakery,
tailoring, grocery stores and even funeral parlors in identified growth centers.

Major services like health stations, water
systems and installation of electric power will also become part of the
intervention that this administration intends to provide.

The development of secondary growth centers will
redound to the improvement of
socio-economic condition of the barangays.

Construction of Circumferential and By-Pass Road

Mayor Julieta N. Flores has managed to construct
21.8 kilometers of new roads. This is one of her major accomplishments during
her term. What the present administration plans to do is to interconnect the
existing roads to form a “circumferential road”.

This will provide accessibility to commuters in
any point in Miagao. Example, people from Barangay Dalije need not traverse the
national road in going to Barangay San Jose but take the new circumferential
road network from Dalije directly to San Jose, enroute Bacolod, Pudpud, La
Consolacion, Bariri, Belen then San Jose.

Part of the plan for the road construction is a
By-Pass road from Barangay Banuyao to
Barangay Palaca traversing Kirayan Tacas, Bagumbayan, Malagyan, UPV then to
Palaca. This project will serve as an alternate highway to decongest the
growing traffic problem on the existing national highway especially in the
poblacion area.

Lateral expansion of 21 barangays along the national highway will also be
considered by constructing or opening new roads either towards the shoreline or
inward to the other side of the highway.

Tourism Promotion and Development

Tourism Promotion and Development will remains a
banner program under the present administration. Since the foundation of the
“Salakayan Festival” was already established by Mayor Julieta Flores, the
same will be taken over by the Foundation
which we will be created with the LGU strongly behind it, while shifting
concentration on the development of scenic and historical attractions and the
promotion of traditional industries as part of the second and third phases of
the plan, respectively. Greater efforts will be done to improve the shorelines.
Cleanliness will be observed and public bathing stations will be established.

Improved Health Program

The establishment of a 24-hour emergency clinic
has bolstered the capability of the Rural Health Unit especially with regards
to the needed health assistance at night. Six thousand one hundred
seventy-eight (6,178) patients were served by the clinic since it was
established in November 1997.

Expanded health program will not end after the
establishment of the Emergency Clinic. It will continue to increase its
capabilities by establishing a medical laboratory and providing lying-in services to the emergency clinic. Barangay
health stations will be improved in terms of equipment, instruments and
facilities. Presence of health personnel in the barangays health stations will
be maximized to provide adequate services to our people. There will be a
special program for the cure and eradication of tuberculosis which is
considered as a major health problem among the elderly and the young ones alike.

Identification and Establishment of a Permanent
Landfill and the Improvement of Garbage Collection Together With The Laying Down Of The Blue Print Of A
Poblacion-Wide Sewerage System

A permanent landfill will be identified and
immediately constructed. A system of collecting garbage in the urban area will
be studied and introduced.

To accomplish this plan, Garbage Management
Committee will be created to formulate the scheme for garbage collection and
supervise its operation. Enough funds will be set aside in the 2004 Annual Budget to fully develop the new
landfill in Barangay Tugura-ao.

Recycling as a method of making use of the
garbage will likewise be considered by my administration. A blue print of the
poblacion-wide sewerage system will be drafted and soon implemented depending on the availability of funds for the
purpose.

Integrated Agricultural Development

Integrated Agricultural Development would mean
engaging in varied agricultural activities which will include:

Massive Fruit Tree Planting

Large Scale Vegetable Production and Propagation of Demo Farms

Fishery Development Projects Like Tilapia or Hito (catfish) Production

The present administration, give greater emphasis on the development of agri-based industries
like salt-making, pottery, bamboo craft, weaving and food and fish preservation.

Energization Program

There are 10,002 households in Miagao. Six
thousand three hundred eighty (6,380) are served by the ILECO I. The remaining
3,622 households are still unserved.

In terms of the number of barangays there are 26
barangays still unserved by electric power.

Strong representation with NEA and ILECO I will be initiated for the
energization of the remaining numbers ofu nenergized barangays. If the project seemed unattainable at the moment
alternate power supply will be facilitated like the use of generator. Barangays
funds will be augmented by the municipality to purchase the unit.

Cleanliness and Sanitation

Cleanliness and sanitation drive will be
established as a program. It will start from the local government premises to
the very place of everyone’s backyard and surroundings especially in the
poblacion.

Since cleanliness and sanitation is primarily a
man-made problem or concern, discipline must be observed.. The Local Health and
Sanitation Code will be implemented with teeth and observed religiously. Thru
this measure cleaning and sanitizing once surrounding is a matter of obligation
rather than a mere concern.

To encourage public involvement and
participation the program will be coupled with the giving of merit and
recognition to deserving individuals, households or entities in an
appropriate occasion like the town’s foundation day celebration.

Office and Personnel Development Program

Quality public service depend largely on the
effectiveness of the Office concerned and the capability of the personnel to
deliver the required services.

By improving the office we mean the provision of
necessary equipment and materials certain offices need like a modem or fax machine for the MCR to access to
central office record in Manila which is needed most of the time or a mere weighing scale for the health
office. Initially, the present administration will provide all offices with
computers and accessories. Presently there are eight (8) local government
offices with computers. There are still six offices that has to be provided.

Personnel capabilities on the other hand will be
enhanced thru adequate training program seeing to it that personnel are given
the opportunity to improve themselves in terms of performance especially those
handling technical and more complicated functions that require extra skills and
knowledge of the job.

Sports Development Program

Sports program will not only be limited to basketball or group events . The present
administration will encourage the development of other sports with the support
of the business and the private sector like boxing, taekwondo , swimming,
chess, marathon, cycling and track and fields. These are sports competitions
that can be participated in by individuals who have greater chances of becoming
great athletes or champions.

This project will be achieved by providing
sports facilities especially in schools where potential athletes are developed.

The Sports Development Council will
likewise be strengthened as forerunner of this project.

Comprehensive Land Use Plan

The completion of the Comprehensive Land Use
Plan will be a top priority project. This will provide investors and users
alike with the blue print of the usage of the land based on the immediate and
current need of the municipality.

The CLUP will be fully completed by CY 2003.

Social Upliftment Program

This can be achieved with the sustainability of
the Day Care Program as the banner program of the MSWDO. Other social
development programs for the senior citizens , women, youth, disabled, juvenile
delinquents, parentless mothers and children will be attended also by the
present administration.

Livelihood program for the impoverished and
jobless members of the community will continue to be implemented as a strategy to uplift the social condition
of the people. This can be done thru financial assistance for capital build-up
for small-scale entrepreneurs like the street vendors, market vendors and
farmers who wish to engage in backyard poultry raising or vegetable gardening.

The MSWDO will be the official arm of the
administration in the extension of aids and assistance, financial or material
for social development programs and projects to include the giving of financial
assistance for medicine and hospitalization.

Clean Potable Water Supply

The Local Water District will expand its
services in the poblacion, Kirayan Tacas, Igtuba, Kirayan Sur and other nearby
areas. In the long range, a study is on-going to tap spring water from Onop and
other sources to service more barangays.

Development of Moral Values

The development of moral values among
Miagaowanons will be integrated in the concept of development that was
conceived for the municipality for the next three years.

The idea will be started in all government
institutions under the jurisdiction of the local government. Officials and
employees are expected to be courteous and respectful in dealing with the
clientele. Honesty and dedication to public service will be a creed to be
followed in the exercise of ones
functions, duties and responsibilities, while the observance of good moral
value will keep the integrity of public governance in the local government unit
worthy of praise in the eyes of the people and God.

This program will be enhanced thru workshops,
seminars and group dynamics that will be initiated by the administration.